Aeronca K

what is it?

The Aeronca Model K Scout is an American light airplane first marketed in 1937, and was the true successor to the popular C-2/C-3 line.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 150 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 472 kgmax take-off weight
• built 397made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

1937

status

still flying

number built

397

role

aeronca chief

origin

🇺🇸 United States of America

makers

Aeronca

engines

1× Aeronca E-113CB

crew

1

passengers

1

length

6.3 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

472 kg

top speed

150 km/h

cruise speed

137 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,658 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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